. - we call it the wamakaskan, the animal nation. they give us song by the drum-- the can cega, the drum. wood comes from the tree. and cega is a covering to make a sound, and the covering comes from the wamakaskan, the animal nation. elk, deer, tatanka, buffalo, cow. various relatives, so we acknowledge them through our music, our song. - the lakota dance to call upon the buffalo. they dance to remember their ancestors and to bring peace to the land. today thdaese traditions continu through another generation. you look at young dancers. they're learning the lakota language. they're learning, through dance, different traditions and values. - the wakayajas are the children. when they dance, we say that they are blessing the earth. they're blessing the energy. they're blessing the circle when they dance, becaususe they're pure, they're sacred. so when they dance for us, they bless the ground. - some dances are for healing, good harvest, or rain. others tell of the hunt or battle victories. for bruce iron cloud and his family, holding o